Martino's Bike Lane Diary

• Fox On Bike (by Sara Thielker)

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  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Velorution - Drawing, fox on bike (sara thielker), originalmente cargada por velorution. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:40pm EST
  by Tino

• Toronto Star Editorial

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  Published On Mon Nov 30 2009 - Of Bikes and the City Amsterdam is known as "The Bike City," but Toronto remains a long way from earning any such designation. The evidence for that is painfully apparent, from city hall to the city's streets. City hall recently spent $10,000 on an in-house [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:28am EST
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• How We Travel In Toronto (2008)

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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 12:35pm EST
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• Postcards by Tino

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  A selection of original  Toronto Cycling Postcards  are available exclusively  at the fine Hoopdriver Bicycles on College  (just east of Dufferin)   More samples [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 9:31am EST
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• Fossil Fuels

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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 11:55am EST
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• Rafaele 'Drive'

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  "Mucho macho no vale mucho." (Lola Flores) Translation: Too much macho ain't worth much.  BUT ... some of the wildest fixie tricks ever.' [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 4:53pm EST
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• Making Cyclist Harrassment Illegal

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  Promoting Safe Cycling (opinions needed :) ) Cargado originalmente por canofjuice More info on making Cyclist harrassment illegal; http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/06/cyclist-harassment-against-the-law.php [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 11:28am EST
  by Tino

• Kings and Queens - 30 Seconds to Mars

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  Featuring the Midnight Ridazz. Fun. File under CM hits the mainstream. [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 10:56am EST
  by Tino

• Bike Birdy

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  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } ., originalmente cargada por tocvo. by Charles O'Hara ' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 4:28pm EST
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• La Linea 215

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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 4:00pm EST
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• Bike Symbols added to Bike Lanes

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  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Bike Symbols added to Bike Lanes, originalmente cargada por Times-Up. New York (2008) [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 4:20pm EST
  by Tino

• Cops Get Caught Parking In The Bike Lane

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  News Toronto & GTA Bike lane backlash Cop spotted by Sun parked illegally to get his lunch gets dressing down from superiors By BRYN WEESE, SUN MEDIA A police officer returns from a west-end cafe after leaving his cruiser in the bike lane on Annette St. for at least 20 minutes. (Bryn Weese, Sun [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:25am EST
  by Tino

• The Guardian Bike Blog

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  The Guardian Newspaper publishes a very good Bicycle blog. Hmm.  How come Toronto's media including the CBC cannot get it act together on this? Graphic by Marriedtothesea' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:43pm EST
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• Rollin'.

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  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Rollin'., originalmente cargada por somnambulant. By Wes Hodgson, along the Elora Cataract Trailway ' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:35pm EST
  by Tino

• CBN | 5TH ANNUAL TORONTOTHEBETTER MOVIE SERIES

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  Community Bicycle Network is pleased to announce, on behalf of Toronto the Better (www.torontothebetter.net), the upcoming bicycle film event: 2009/10  5TH ANNUAL TORONTOTHEBETTER MOVIE SERIES [WWW.TORONTOTHEBETTER.NET] We invite you to PWYC Movies, Discussion and Action about everyday economic choices for A BETTER TORONTO AND A BETTER WORLD NOVEMBER, 2009  MOVIE, DISCUSSION, ACTION: Bicycling [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 2:15am EST
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• Revolution

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  Directed by Paco Abraham & Daniel Latorre [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:31pm EST
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• Women & Bikephobia

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  The Toronto Star had a very good article about women and cycling in Toronto a subject which Nancy Smith Lea has done some great reserach on. In particular, the city should take note of Nancy Smith Lea findings but are they listening? Tragically, no. Read Nancy's fine article here:http://nancy.smithlea.ca/?page_id=3 Photo: Bloor and' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:01pm EST
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• New Bike-Friendly Cafe Opening Nov. 20

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  SONIC will open on December 1st at onCecil Street just east of Spadina. Check it out. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:04am EST
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• College and Manning 9:20 AM

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  Where the Bike Lane begins and ends. Meanwhile the rhetoric at City Hall goes on. Quote from Mayor Miller at a transit symposium on Thursday: "The City of Toronto is not building any new roads," he said. "Our goal is to accommodate all future transportation use by a combination of" [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:32am EST
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• Park In The Bike Lane? Welcome to Toronto!

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  Photo: ARC and it's Guaranteed Bike Lane Action Star Article The Star reporter, without hardly even trying, catches driver parked in the bike lane for 15 minutes doing paperwork and playing with Blackberry. You could call and report it: 416-808-6600 (but please don't hold your breath)' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 4:56pm EST
  by Tino

• The New Scooter Lane

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  Photo: Gabi Sarlay. Toronto, earlier this week. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:33am EST
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• Bad Cyclists? Nah, Mostly Just Bad Drivers

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  Another fine article in the Guardian The myth of the evils of cycling bad behaviour ... [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:29am EST
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• The 'Good' Cyclist

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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:51am EST
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• Action Alert

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  Action Alert: Fine Increase & Added Enforcement for Bike Lane Parking infractions!  Reply  Toronto Cyclists Union to Tino show details 4:00 PM (20 hours ago) ACTION ALERT:  lend your voice in support of added enforcement for parking/stopping in bike lane infractions, and to double this fine from $60 to $120. RE: Toronto Police Services Board meeting, Nov 19, [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 12:41am EST
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• 1960 Bowden

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  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 1960 Bowden, originalmente cargada por hebegbeez. The Future is now or, hey, never was. Thanks to Todd Tyrtle for the find. [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:17am EST
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• Toronto's Specter Pastes Up Brooklyn

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  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } IMG_4435, originalmente cargada por jakedobkin. Stylish! [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 6:23pm EST
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• Spin

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  Fine snacks from Japan!! [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 5:24pm EST
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• Bike Design Perfected

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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 5:22pm EST
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• Via the awesome Fixed Gear ...

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  Via the awesome Fixed Gear Blog [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 5:19pm EST
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• The Pedal Streetcar

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  Only in Europe! [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 5:21pm EST
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• Freedom

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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 3:58am EST
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• House of Pistard Skidder Cartoon

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  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } House of Pistard Skidder Cartoon, originalmente cargada por amphalon. Love it! [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 2:30pm EST
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• Cars: Out Of The Way

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  "We don't need any new infrastructure, what we need is to clear the existing infrastructure of inefficient vehicles and replace them with efficient ones." Low-tech Magazine has a fine article on bike power! Illustration by Marriedtothesea' [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 11:07am EST
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• Dundas West & Dupont

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  The City of Toronto has finished installing the tightly spaced sharrows for cyclists crossing this bus and dangerous intersection. I like. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 12:20pm EST
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• A Bike Thief Writes Back

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  Via Soup.io [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 12:33pm EST
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• Bicycle Symbol Designs I like

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:31pm EST
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• Can't Ride This One

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  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Can´t ride this one, originalmente cargada por The 157. Fine stencil work! [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 2:21pm EST
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• Rive Yourself A Raise ...Bike To Work

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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 3:23pm EST
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• A New Reward For Drivers (Coming July 2010)

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  The Toronto Star had an article with another version of the plate available for drivers who bought all-electric vehicles. Slight problem. Cars are not green, ever. Bicycles sure are but I suspect we won't get much of an acknowledgement from the Province anytime soon. We just get lip service (6mb .pdf), don't [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 12:14pm EST
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• Transparency

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  via GOOD [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:32pm EST
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• 11 Impossibly Loaded Bicycles

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  http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/impossibly-loaded-bicycles/12720 This is the 12th bicycle that could have been included ... (Photo) Mary Mattingly’s precarious bipedal vehicles from her Nomadographies [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 5:06pm EST
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• Bad Bike Karma

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  Found on the web by Todd Tyrtle. Merci. [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 3:21pm EST
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• Thank You

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  The Toronto Bike Union has started a thank you campaign aimed at drivers. Anything new and positive is a good idea. There was a fascinating article by Catherine Porter in the Star about it last week. OK. I used to give out free sticks of Juicy Fruit gum to drivers parked [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 8:52am EST
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• Ghost Bike Update

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  This is one of the first ghost bikes installed in Ontario outside of Toronto. It was placed at the collision scene where Shane Vandermeer, 20 died near Cambridge. Photo source Meanwhile, the Ghost Bike installed by ARC for Harold Donald Bilodeau at Spdina and Nassau has been removed by persons unknown. [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 8:46am EST
  by Tino